The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


MARCH is a mugwump. 1t is full of sudden
changes. and the only thing you can safely back
il to do is-blowing.
If handwriting is really an index of character,
there can be no doubt that most newspaper men
are inherently bad.
THE late Christian AK. of Baltimore. was an
earnest Republican in politics. but would never
accept public Office
QUEEN VICTORIA will not accept any jubilee
presents from private individuals with whom she
is not personally acquainted
THE Queen Regent Of Spain is only allowed
by royal etiquette to see her baby. the infant
King of Spain for an hour out of the twenty
four
THE eldest son of the German Crown Prince
is as strong partisan as Bismarck himself. He
refuses even to drink champagne, and will drink
only German wines.
MIR. MAURICE THOMPSON gives this definition
of genius in the Independent: Genius is the
power by which mind generates in another
mind an unmanageable enthusiasm"
BEFORE leaving Washington Senator Fair
presented his saddle horse, which cost him
$1,000 to the eldest Miss Bayard. She is prob:
ably the most Gashing horsewoman in the Dis
trict.
THE Hon. Frank Jones, of New Hampshire.
has bought fine estate of hundred and sixty
acres at Tavares, Fla. It has lake front of
nearly half mile, and comprises a large orange
grove.
PRINCE EDWARD of Saxe-Weimar writes that
on a hunting party given in his honor by the
Rajah of Before there were bagged nine tigers,
three bears. six rhinoceroses, fourteen buffaloes,
twenty-five stays and five wild hogs
NINE. MINNIE HAUK has received from the
French government the title and insignia of
.Oficier de academic" in recognition of her
distinguished services for French musical art.
She is the first American thus honored.
THE Princess of Wales sent her autograph al
bum to DR. Holmes, with the request that he
should inscribe his name in it. during his recent
visit to England. He wrote in it the last verse
of his poem 1.-The Chambered Nautilus"
AT an autograph sale in Boston last week q
letter from Hawthorne to the late Mr.. Whipple
brought SIG 5O-$2 more than document signed
by Henry VIII. A verse Of "Old Ironsides,"
signed by DR.. Homes, brought So. % and docd-
ment bearing the joint signatures of Ferdinand
! and Isabella, SOL
AN English gentleman not long ago adver-
tised for general servant, swho must be good
plain cook and an earnest deist." And in an
English High Church paper there recently ap-
peared tho advertisement OF coachman who de-
skillful in the management of horses"
| NEW departure in the ways Of women is the
| formation of a fire brigade. According to the
London Fireman. this has been done by q thou
sand girls employed in Liverpool cigar factory.
They are we'll differed and drilled, and at a re-
cent blaze IN the factory turned out aud did most
effectual work in subduiEg the flames.
| IT is said that under the Cathedral Of Man
chester, England huge vaults which are
rented for great revenue to dealers as liquor
vaults The late Sir Edward Sullivan suggested
to Gladstone the idea of 'disestahlishment of the
| liquor traffic as we'll as the church, and turning
its vast revenues into channels of education, and
| relief of taxation. and benevolence."
Mr. ALFRED SULLY, who has recently &C
quired such sudden prominence in the railroad
world. wrote volume of poems in his youth. A
| correspondent wrote the fact to his paper, with
| this startling result: "Mr. Sully is widowe1
| who sometimes firts with the muse.r The
types brought it out in this way. Mr.. Sully is
widower who sometimes firts with the nurse
DIR. VIM c. WINsLow. of Boston, reports in q
circular just issued that of the SIS, ISL expended
by the Egypt exploration fund during the pas,
year So 920 went from the United States, though
81 900 of this 1.-THE gift of Miss Catherine L.
| Wolfe) will have to go upon the following years
| account. The funds Pithom Memoir, costing So
it to be reprinted if there is sufficient demand
for it.
THE proceedings of both houses Of the New
Mexico Legislature are conducted in the English
and Spanish languages. When anything is sale
by the presiding officer any of the members
in one language 1t is at repeated in the 9TH
or by an interpreter, who takes his position near
| the Speaker for the purpose. It makes the pro
! ceedings rather tedious, but il gives more time
for thought and secures greater deliberation
IT will be remembered that during Bismarck
septenate speech no was said to have sustained
his strength by drinking nine glasses Of brandy
The liquor-dealers of Pittsburg Pa. came to
the conclusion that the brandy must have beer
very weak, SO Guckenheimer & Co.. distillers
of that city, forwarded to Prince Bismarck
about the last Of January, a of their fines
native liquors. They have just received TIT
following letter. signed by Bismarcks private
secretary: 'To the Messrs. Guckenheimer Bros.
His Hiehness Prince Bismarck requests me 4
ack nowiedge the receipt of the case of liquor
The Pittsburg LIQUOR men believe that even tn
Iron Chancellor could not keep clear hea'
after nine glasses of American brandy.
COMMENT AND OPINION.